This week, the International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) found remnants of what they think is an ointment jar from the early 20th century—on the same Pacific island where Earhart is presumed to have died. The jar, which resembles Dr. C. H Berry's Freckle Ointment, might clear up at least part of the mystery surrounding Earhart's death in 1937.

Other recovered items resemble women's products, including a three-ounce bottle that could be Campana Italian Balm, a hand lotion from the 1930s. The researchers will be analyzing the artifacts at a conference in Virginia this month. It will be interesting to see if cosmetics can solve the 75-year-old mystery—and even more interesting to know what other emergency products Earhart packed in her makeup bag on that fateful day.